ArticleCurrent addiction reports2016
Alexithymia and Addiction: A Review and Preliminary Data Suggesting Neurobiological Links to Reward/Loss Processing.
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- Prevalence of alexithymia in Chinese adolescents: a systematic review and meta‑analysis.BMC psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- Secular temporal shifts in alexithymia among Chinese college students (2003-2024): a cross-temporal meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Alexithymia mediates white-matter microstructure and substance use escalation in trauma-exposed individuals.Journal of affective disorders · 2026Article
- Low Emotional Awareness and Altered Frontostriatal Functional Connectivity During Reward Processing Prospectively Predict Depressive Symptoms in At-Risk Youth.Journal of child and adolescent psychopharmacology · 2026Article
- The role of alexithymia in the association between childhood maltreatment and depressive symptoms in Chinese men with methamphetamine use disorder.European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience · 2026Article
- Exploring Comorbid Addictive Symptoms in Gambling Disorder: The Role of Emotion Regulation, Alexithymia, and Social Support.Journal of gambling studies · 2026Article
- Borderline personality disorder and substance use disorder: a clinical and psychopathological investigation.BMC psychiatry · 2026Article
- Automated Facial Emotion Recognition System Detects Altered Emotional Processing During Craving Induction in Individuals with Substance Use Disorder.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Internet addiction and internet gaming disorder levels as predictors of alexithymia traits among university students.Discover mental health · 2026Article
- Differential associations between distinct facets of empathy, engaged gaming, and problematic gaming behaviours.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- The mediating role of alexithymia in the relationship between childhood trauma and exercise addiction.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Exploring the relationship between childhood trauma and internet addiction among nursing students: a latent profile and mediation analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Pain and Cognitive Concerns Among Breast Cancer Survivors: The Mediating Role of Substance Use Coping.Cancer medicine · 2025Article
- The relationship between childhood trauma and internet addiction in adolescents with depression: the mediating role of insomnia and alexithymia.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Neural Correlates of Alexithymia Based on Electroencephalogram (EEG)-A Mechanistic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Childhood abuse and craving in methamphetamine-dependent individuals: the mediating role of alexithymia.European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience · 2025Article
- The association between alexithymia and internet addiction disorder in a large sample of Chinese undergraduates: the role of sexual assault experiences.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Alexithymia and problematic sexual behaviour: the mediation of dissociative patterns.Health psychology report · 2025Article
- Neurobehavioral features in medication-overuse headache.eNeurologicalSci · 2024Article
- Characterizing alcohol cue reactive and non-reactive individuals with alcohol use disorder.Addictive behaviors · 2024Article
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Abstract
Alexithymia, characterized by impairments in emotional awareness, is common among individuals with substance use disorders. Research on alexithymia suggests that it is a trait that may contribute to substance dependence. This paper will review alexithymia as it relates to substance use and substance use disorders, considering its potential role in the maintenance and treatment of these disorders. We will then describe how neural correlates associated with alexithymia may shed light on how alexithymia relates to addiction. Finally, we present preliminary fMRI data that examines how alexithymia may relate to the neurobiological correlates of reward/loss processing in individuals with cocaine dependence. While preliminary, these findings suggest a role of alexithymia in reward anticipation in cocaine-dependent individuals.
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